+12 Western Ivey or Waterloo Finance + CS 0 3h
+10 Yale SOM (NO $) vs NYU Stern (NO $) 1 2h
+6 LSE vs UMich Ross 0 6h
0 Do UK/EU MSc Finance programmes take into account future internships for admissions? 1 6h
+9 Ideal career path pre-MBA 1 7h
+9 UVA CAS Econ (transfer) vs Emory Goizueta 1 11h
0 BC vs WFU 1 11h
+16 Princeton vs Stanford 14 45m
0 Is ESSEC MiF target for IB in London? 1 15h
+12 Bocconi, Erasmus and ICADE (Undergad - Target schools) 5 9h
+15 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School 2 17h
+1 Do you instantly ask for a salary raise from your company the moment you earn your MBA or Masters Degree while still working full-time? 1 20h
+7 Cornell SHA or Emory 9 17h
0 UChicago MSF for IB 4 14h
0 Undergrads transferBU Questrom and IU Kelly 2 22h
+14 Are Nottingham and Bristol still "solid" semi-targets? 11 23h
0 LBS MiM 2024 1 1d
0 Stevens MSF 0 1d
+61 NYU Stern is a Hellhole 37 3h
+9 Northeastern University Semi-Target? 1 2d
+3 Notre Dame: Culture, Placement, Major 6 2d
+9 Any shot at M7 or T10? 1 3d
+6 Vanderbilt vs Wesleyan University 0 3d
+9 Is Warwick really a target for IB? 9 9h
0 INSEAD MIM? 1 3d
+103 2024 TARGET SCHOOL RANKINGS - OFFICIAL 68 3h
+7 BOCCONI AFC vs ESSEC MIM 4 20h
+55 Northwestern vs Georgetown 24 1d
+1 UVA or Vanderbilt? 2 3d
+18 Over the Top Institutional Analysis vs. Old School Owners 0 4d
+9 French VS German for IB/MBB 1 4d
+15 FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT for Bachelors Degree 11 2d
+4 tips? 5 4d
+8 EMORY PLACEMENT & INFO 9 4d
0 Emory MAF for IB 0 4d
+11 Should I bother applying to M7? Not the traditional tech/consulting/banking background 2 4d
+17 Got admitted to Bocconi, now what? 14 4h
+9 TAS to IB, move to middle east, MSF, or lateral? 2 4d
0 Thoughts on Williams for UG 4 4d
+1 Best Transfer Schools for IB 1 5d
0 Joining clubs as a junior transfer 1 5d
0 SMU MSF vs. Simon Rochester MSF 1 5d
+7 Going for either MiF or MiM (hopefully at a top business school in Europe) would appreciate some advice as I am unsure about a lot 1 5d
+7 Sciences Po & Berkeley [CAD$250k] vs University of Toronto [CAD$100k] 6 1d
+9 Bocconi BIEF vs. University of Amsterdam Data Science and Econometrics for Trading Career 3 5d
+10 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School 1 6d
0 Ivey Business School Grading 2 5d
+6 Accounting or Finance major for non-target California State School 1 6d
+9 3 Ways to Beat the Harvard Kids When Recruiting for Investment Banking Internships As Non-Target School Kid 1 6d
0 ESS Bocconi vs CEMS MIM vs Master int.finance HEC 0 6d
+17 Transferring from target to semi-target: stupid? 18 4d
0 Goldman MBA Fellowship 0 1w
+12 Northeastern or Washu for better IB placement? 3 6d
+17 Rutgers Honors College vs Penn State 6 5d
+16 MiM vs MiF for IB 6 6d
+6 X-HEC Data & Finance 0 1w
0 USC Marshall vs Babson Presidential Scholar vs UCLA Business Econ 1 1w
+18 Why am I seeing so many wildly contradicting narratives regarding Georgetown MSF? What should I believe? 2 1w
+9 Is it easier to land top positions form a semi target if the school is closer to where firms are located? 1 1w
+10 Western Ivey AEO or McGill Desautels 4 5d
+3 Erasmus vs IE (bachelor) 5 1w
+56 Easiest schools to recruit to ib from? 65 5d
0 GOING TO NORTHWESTERN BUT NOT FOR ECON(MAYBE). PLEASE GIVE ADVICE 2 1w
+11 SMU will be the next target school for IB for Texas and NYC 3 1w
+12 Advice for Incoming Freshman at UNC 9 5d
+26 Incoming Freshman at Auburn looking for advice 21 6d
+4 Importance of Major 5 1w
+17 Boston College Or Villanova 7 4d
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking 4 1w
+8 Umich LSA vs Rice Jones vs WashU CAS 16 5d
0 Vanderbilt MSF Program Interview 1 1w
+10 Warwick or Edinburgh Mfin 6 1w
+15 LSE vs. HEC - Master in Finance - HELP 8 1d
+9 Joint VS Double major in Econ/Stat 3 1w
0 USC Dornsife 0 1w
+9 MBA fit ? 2 1w
+6 Barcelona School of Economics worth it (Econ Master) 4 1w
+9 School Decision 4 1w
+9 Vanderbilt vs. Warwick for Finance 1 1w
+11 College Advice - Georgia Tech vs USC 5 1w
+6 Seeking Pre-MBA Guidance for Recruiting 1 1w
+6 U of Rochester for IB 8 1w
+3 Is McGill Bcom good for IB ? 3 1w
+28 Help me decide University of Richmond vs. Indiana University Bloomington - Undergrad 15 1w
+16 College Advice (NYU Stern vs. Northwestern) 10 1w
+22 Non-Target transferring into a target 6 1w
0 What are some top Masters in Finance programs that have a high chance of landing a BB or Boutique Investment Bank internship? 1 1w
+4 Target Schools for Equity Research? 5 1w
+9 MSc Finance - UCL or Kings 11 1w
0 Is Wharton Deferred MBA Worth It? 1 1w
+18 MBA / Lateral Recruitment | Interview Guidance 1 1w
+9 Latest age to apply for an MBA and go into IB (realistic) 1 1w
+18 ……………………..…………………….. 9 1w
+11 Notre Dame or Imperial for Quant/Trading roles in the US 3 1w
+6 Rice University or my state school (UIowa) 3 1w
+8 2026 Masters Recruiting 3 1w
+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 1w
0 Question for Top 5 undergrad alums (Harvard/Stanford/MIT/Princeton/Yale) 1 1w
+9 LSE MSc A&F for IB and PE recruitment 3 1w
0 Opinions on masters for IB? 4 1w

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